How do I find funders for a international nonprofit in Michigan?

Start with the funders already giving to international in Michigan, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Rees-Jones Foundation. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.

How much grant money goes to international in Michigan?

$331M reached 426 international organizations in Michigan, from 1,268 funders. 17% came from funders also based in Michigan.

How recent is this data?

It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

Funding · Michigan · International

Who funds international in Michigan

Most of it comes from outside Michigan: only 17% is from funders based in the state, so national funders set the agenda here.

$331M

granted

426

organizations

17%

from in-state

The short version

1,268 funders gave $331M to 426 international organizations in Michigan across the FY2022 and FY2023 IRS filings.
17% of that came from funders also based in Michigan; the rest reached in from out of state.
The largest funder of international in Michigan is Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, at $61M.
The international organization drawing the most is Cure International Inc, at $110M.

Largest funders of international in Michigan

The funders giving the most to international organizations in Michigan, in-state and out. Pick one for its dossier.

1Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc$61M 2Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund$29M 3The Rees-Jones Foundation$22M 4Donor Advised Charitable Giving Inc$10M 5Madala$9M 6National Philanthropic Trust$9M 7American Online Giving Foundation Inc$8M 8Tides Foundation$7M 9Jerry & Marcia Tubergen Foundation$7M 10Christian Community Foundation Inc$5M

International organizations in Michigan that draw the most

Sized by grant dollars received. Pick one to see exactly who funds it.

416 other international organizations$145M

Cure International Inc$110M World Renew$16M Junior Achievement of the Michigan Great Lakes Inc$10M

How to find international funders in Michigan

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Start with the funders already active in Michigan
The funders giving the most to international in Michigan are Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Rees-Jones Foundation. A funder already writing international checks in your state is the warmest place to begin.
2
See who funds organizations like yours
Open the international organizations on this page that resemble yours in size or work, and look at who funds them. Shared funders are the strongest signal of fit.
3
Add the out-of-state funders reaching in
83% of international money in Michigan comes from funders elsewhere, so national international funders are worth approaching even if they are not based in Michigan.

Questions and answers

How do I find funders for a international nonprofit in Michigan?: Start with the funders already giving to international in Michigan, currently Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc, Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund, The Rees-Jones Foundation. Then look at who funds the international organizations on this page that resemble yours, and add the national funders reaching into Michigan from out of state.
Who is the largest international funder in Michigan?: Natl Christian Charitable Fdn Inc gives the most to international organizations in Michigan, $61M across the 2022 and 2023 filings.
How much grant money goes to international in Michigan?: $331M reached 426 international organizations in Michigan, from 1,268 funders. 17% came from funders also based in Michigan.
How recent is this data?: It is read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file filings for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, the two years with complete coverage. US charity filings lag 12 to 24 months.

More from the funding graph

The unnamed billions

grants reported with no recipient in the public record

The regranting layer

51% of grant dollars land in the regranting layer

The DAF merry-go-round

$9.7B circulates between donor-advised funds

The camps

funders cluster by geography, not ideology

State money flows

the interactive map of money crossing state lines

Giving abroad

which US foundations fund each country

Each grant is placed by its stated purpose and the recipient's mission, falling back to the recipient's IRS activity category where that is unclear; location is the recipient's state on its most recent filing. Grant figures are read from IRS Form 990 and 990-PF e-file XML for fiscal years 2022 and 2023, among recipients resolved by EIN. Source: IRS Form 990 downloads.